The Diary Of The Late George Bubb Dodington Baron of Melcombe Regis
by Wyndham, Henry Penruddocke
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Dublin: William Porter, 1784. First Edition. Very good+ in contemporary full calf covered boards with gilt text and gilt borders on the spine. A 16mo of 6 5/8 by 4 inches with what is left of a prior owner's book plate which has been partially torn off the front paste down. The contents are bright and clean with no evidence of foxing or tanning. 346 pages of text. Published for the first time "From his lordship's original manuscripts".
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- Bookseller
- Town's End Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB31226
- Title
- The Diary Of The Late George Bubb Dodington Baron of Melcombe Regis
- Author
- Wyndham, Henry Penruddocke
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Porter
- Place of Publication
- Dublin
- Date Published
- 1784
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- Good+
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- Calf
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- Gilt
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- Plate
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